Jasper
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈdʒaspə//
- United States//ˈd͡ʒæspɚ//
A male given name from Old Persian.
proper noun
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A male given name from Old Persian.
Her husband is...let me see...oh yes, he's Lord Jasper Jayne. His name sounds like the hero of a servant's novelette, but he doesn't look like that. He looks like a chucker-out in a back-street pub.
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A surname.
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One of the Magi, also known as Caspar.
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A placename: A place in Canada: A town in Alberta, Canada.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Walker County, Alabama.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A small city, the county seat of Newton County, Arkansas.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Florida.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Pickens County, Georgia.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Dubois County, Indiana.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Pipestone County and Rock County, Minnesota.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Jasper County, Missouri.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Steuben County, New York.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pike County, Ohio.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town, the county seat of Marion County, Tennessee.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Texas.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Jasper Township.
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Variant of Jasper National ParkA placename: A place in Canada: Ellipsis of Jasper National Park: a national park in Alberta, Canada.
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Variant of Jasper CountyA placename: Ellipsis of Jasper County.
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Variant of Jasper TownshipA placename: Ellipsis of Jasper Township.
Etymology
A name given to one of the Magi in a medieval European cult, from Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar), ultimately from Old Median *ganǰabarah; see it for more.
Jasper · A male given name from Old Persian.
java · A blend of coffee imported from the island of Java.Java · An island in the Indonesian Archipelago, Indonesia.Javier · A male given name from Spanish.